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FastLife

I am just hoping it comes out before December. I am hoping to shoot my own wedding with it! Plus how are they planning on building this thing, do they have a separate dedicated 1dx factory. They seem to have only recently started catching up on 5dIII production, if they are still cranking out those, where are they planning on making the 1dx?

Lastly what are they actually doing between then they annouced the 1dx and now? Since they already had pre-production models presumably they were close to having it ready to go, otherwise why announce it? If there was a problem with the camera why don't they just fix it then release the camera?

....so many questions, so few answers!

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PhilDrinkwater

In all my asking I've not got any answers on the delay. The only semi-answer I've had is that it's being finished off to make sure it's perfect, since it's a pro product... They have said they're fixing it with some accessory. I wonder if that's some lens or lenses? Maybe they feel they rushed some elements of the 5d3 (with the 200mm 1.8?2.0?) and they need to do a good check through everything?

tbh I doubt they're upgrading any important specs. Just a guess, but April to June is not long enough to change anything serious about the camera IMO. It would put them months back with testing and they've had pre-production models since October so their hardware would have been locked down months ago I guess.

The only one I'd imagine might somehow sneak in is the f8 issue - it seems from the 5d3 that f8 with a fair few lenses was working well enough. Maybe they feel they can make that work? Not sure.

In all my asking I've not got any answers on the delay. The only semi-answer I've had is that it's being finished off to make sure it's perfect, since it's a pro product... They have said they're fixing it with some accessory. I wonder if that's some lens or lenses? Maybe they feel they rushed some elements of the 5d3 (with the 200mm 1.8?2.0?) and they need to do a good check through everything?

tbh I doubt they're upgrading any important specs. Just a guess, but April to June is not long enough to change anything serious about the camera IMO. It would put them months back with testing and they've had pre-production models since October so their hardware would have been locked down months ago I guess.

The only one I'd imagine might somehow sneak in is the f8 issue - it seems from the 5d3 that f8 with a fair few lenses was working well enough. Maybe they feel they can make that work? Not sure.

All guesses of course...

Another possibility could be they are experiencing production issue or delays in getting some of the new parts in large quantities since a lot of them must be new... Just like you i also doubt they are upgrading any specs unfortunately.

kozakm

In all my asking I've not got any answers on the delay. The only semi-answer I've had is that it's being finished off to make sure it's perfect, since it's a pro product... They have said they're fixing it with some accessory. I wonder if that's some lens or lenses? Maybe they feel they rushed some elements of the 5d3 (with the 200mm 1.8?2.0?) and they need to do a good check through everything?

tbh I doubt they're upgrading any important specs. Just a guess, but April to June is not long enough to change anything serious about the camera IMO. It would put them months back with testing and they've had pre-production models since October so their hardware would have been locked down months ago I guess.

The only one I'd imagine might somehow sneak in is the f8 issue - it seems from the 5d3 that f8 with a fair few lenses was working well enough. Maybe they feel they can make that work? Not sure.

All guesses of course...

I have a document describing some known bugs in preproduction version od 1D X. I can't be specific, but I'd say they are all typical for a brand new product - no serious issue there.

In all my asking I've not got any answers on the delay. The only semi-answer I've had is that it's being finished off to make sure it's perfect, since it's a pro product... They have said they're fixing it with some accessory. I wonder if that's some lens or lenses? Maybe they feel they rushed some elements of the 5d3 (with the 200mm 1.8?2.0?) and they need to do a good check through everything?

tbh I doubt they're upgrading any important specs. Just a guess, but April to June is not long enough to change anything serious about the camera IMO. It would put them months back with testing and they've had pre-production models since October so their hardware would have been locked down months ago I guess.

The only one I'd imagine might somehow sneak in is the f8 issue - it seems from the 5d3 that f8 with a fair few lenses was working well enough. Maybe they feel they can make that work? Not sure.

All guesses of course...

I have a document describing some known bugs in preproduction version od 1D X. I can't be specific, but I'd say they are all typical for a brand new product - no serious issue there.

Thanks. How did you come across this document? Are you working for Canon?

I have a document describing some known bugs in preproduction version od 1D X. I can't be specific, but I'd say they are all typical for a brand new product - no serious issue there.

Thanks. How did you come across this document? Are you working for Canon?

From the previous pictures and blog posting, kozakm received a 1D X camera from Canon for testing. I know from other experiences (scientific equipment, software beta testing) that when I get a prerelease product, I almost get a list of known issues so I'm not surprised by them and/or can work around them, so I don't bother reporting them to the manufacturer, etc.

I have a document describing some known bugs in preproduction version od 1D X. I can't be specific, but I'd say they are all typical for a brand new product - no serious issue there.

Thanks. How did you come across this document? Are you working for Canon?

From the previous pictures and blog posting, kozakm received a 1D X camera from Canon for testing. I know from other experiences (scientific equipment, software beta testing) that when I get a prerelease product, I almost get a list of known issues so I'm not surprised by them and/or can work around them, so I don't bother reporting them to the manufacturer, etc.

PhilDrinkwater

In all my asking I've not got any answers on the delay. The only semi-answer I've had is that it's being finished off to make sure it's perfect, since it's a pro product... They have said they're fixing it with some accessory. I wonder if that's some lens or lenses? Maybe they feel they rushed some elements of the 5d3 (with the 200mm 1.8?2.0?) and they need to do a good check through everything?

tbh I doubt they're upgrading any important specs. Just a guess, but April to June is not long enough to change anything serious about the camera IMO. It would put them months back with testing and they've had pre-production models since October so their hardware would have been locked down months ago I guess.

The only one I'd imagine might somehow sneak in is the f8 issue - it seems from the 5d3 that f8 with a fair few lenses was working well enough. Maybe they feel they can make that work? Not sure.

All guesses of course...

I have a document describing some known bugs in preproduction version od 1D X. I can't be specific, but I'd say they are all typical for a brand new product - no serious issue there.

I'm not surprised by that. I think if there were serious issues, cameras wouldn't be available to people..

kozakm

From the previous pictures and blog posting, kozakm received a 1D X camera from Canon for testing. I know from other experiences (scientific equipment, software beta testing) that when I get a prerelease product, I almost get a list of known issues so I'm not surprised by them and/or can work around them, so I don't bother reporting them to the manufacturer, etc.

Exactly.

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chrysek

Another possibility could be they are experiencing production issue or delays in getting some of the new parts in large quantities since a lot of them must be new... Just like you i also doubt they are upgrading any specs unfortunately.

But they will be making only 7,000 units per month, maybe thats a lot but thats around of 350 cameras if they work 5 days per week for 4 weeks to supply the whole world?!? Not much if you ask me